Thursday, October 29, 2009

Maddie is going as a lady bug this year and what's cuter than a ladybug with little antennas? Maddie WILL NOT wear antennas so I did her hair into them! Very simple, just make 2 quarter pigs on top and stick them straight up! (I just used water to hold them up, a glitter gel would be cute if the baby isn't going to be eating her hair) This is best on short hair. (forgive my parts, we're not used to morning kindergarten so I just threw it all together!)

Today was the Kindergarten Halloween party. I saw this girl and just HAD to get pics of her hair! It was just too cute to pass up!

Start by making a pony tail on the top (leave the front and sides down)Twist the top pony tail up and wrap it around into a cinnamon roll type bun.Twist up the sides and pin down with bobby pins.Curl up the backAnd there you have the perfect princess do! Isn't she just adorable!(and a BIG thanks to her mom for letting my post her do! She is so adorable!)

Hey moms! I want to get as much attention on this as I can so I'm posting it here. I've started this blog as an inspiration to moms! I want comments from moms about what makes you a good mom. My goal is to turn these comments into a book that will be made by moms for moms! Please check it out and leave comments to be posted! Confessions of a Good mom.

I have a button on the side of my blog that you can click on any time to visit it as well. I'd love it if you all because a follower and also left your own comment about what makes you a good mom. If you want to remain anonymous you can.

I'm excited about this new project of mine and hope that everyone enjoys it! Please feel free to pass the link along to every mom you know too! (at the moment the direct link to the site is not working, a blogger issue, but the link that I posted above is.) Please add my button to your blog.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

I've had this big obsession with braids lately. I've gotten pretty good at it again though I still need a ton of practice! (especially on the fancy ones that you have to turn them like these!)

To start a braided Flower Girl do you want to start by making 5 equal ponytails on the top of the head. The placement is totally up to you whether to start with a middle part or put the top petal in the middle of the head.When you're ready to start braiding make an L part in the section. The L is where you are going to turn the braid. Leave about 1 inch of hair at the bottom of the L. Braid each one into a flower petal. When you're going around the L you want to take the hair from the outside only. That will allow you to turn it without the braid getting all messed up. Here's another view of them all braided together.Pull all the braids back into a hairband. Form that into a bun. Slightly curl out the wispy ends of the flower. You can always tuck them under if you don't like all the extra fluff covering the flowers. The side views.And, a nice front view.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Ok, I know this isn't exactly hair related but I thought it was worth passing along.

As a kid I had terrible eczema, now my kids have it too. Like most people I sort of outgrew the rashes. I now just get terribly dry patches all over (especially on the back of my shoulder where I can't reach it to put lotion!)

I have recently found a product that is already in most pantries that is a great defense against even my driest skin!

I've been using honey as a facial for the past year now and was recently reading about the benefits of honey on the skin. Not only is honey anit-bacterial and anti-fungal, it also acts as a protective barrier for the skin locking essential moisture in and the contanimants and free-radicals out.

What I do is just take a cup of honey in the shower with me (about 1/4 cup is all you need) after your shower just rub it all over your body. You can be wet or dry, it is pretty hard to rub into dry skin though, rinse off, no need for soap after. You can follow up with lotion if needed.

For the bath, just add about 2 to 3 tbs of hones to the bath water and soak in it. Again, no need to rinse off after.

Monday, October 12, 2009

There's so many great hair blogs out there. Every month we're going to start "showcasing" a Hair Blogger of the Month. Send me a comment of your favorite blogger and your favorite do on their site and at the end of each month I give them "Top Priority" on my list of blogger friends.

You will have till the 3rd Sat of each month to get your submissions in! (for Oct that's next sat, the 24th!) To submit just leave me a comment, that way everyone can view all of my wonderful followers favorite dos! And to make it more fun, when the blogger winner is announced you can even submit your dos from the winner and we'll be sure to link them to that blog!

My friend over at Cutie Pie Hair Creations has just made a video on how to do my Mermaid Tail that I posted back at the beginning of this year. So for any of you that need extra instructions go on over to here to view the video.

Friday, October 2, 2009

This hair do is all about the twists! Start by parting off the top section of hair. Your going to divide that into triangle sections. Hold the hair straight up and twist it. Each twist should go toward the thickest part of the triangle. Up can use hairbands or bobby pins to hold the twists. (bobby pins may hold it tighter.)

Back view. We have all but about 2 to 3 inches of hair all around the head up in the twists. Other side. Every twist should go the opposite direction. Now, take the rest of the hair, along with the ponies from the top twists, and twist them into a rope braid. Connect the rope braids from both sides. Twist the pony tail into another rope braid. Now, you're going to twist that up sort of like a topsy tail. Take a bobby pin (or 2) and pin it up so it doesn't fall out.

My Disclaimer thingy:

There's so many different hair blogs out there now that it is IMPOSSIBLE to keep up with them all! Many of the dos that I do are variations, or very similar, to dos that someone else has already posted.

I don't want to steal someone else's dos to take credit for something that I didn't think up either. So here's my "fairness pledge". If I ever post something that you have posted on your blog before (or know someone else that has) PLEASE feel free to leave a comment with the link! I hate when people do my dos and then claim that it was all their idea!

One more thing, if you have a hair blog and want me to link yours, I'll be happy to! just send an email to kristiceron at yahoo dot com with your blog link, and please, be sure to return the favor by linking mine to yours! I typically check my email every day but will get it linked asap.